YOU
Here we are: 2017! Check out our last blog post to see what we already have scheduled for the new year, but we’ll be releasing our full itinerary shortly, so … Continued
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Looking Forward
Last night was Busybird’s Christmas Party/Open Mic Night 40 – a fantastic way to see out the year. In a night filled with merriment, feasting, and great readings, we also … Continued
Top 10 Surefire Tips to Writing a Bestseller
This is my one hundredth Busybird blog since Busybird moved into our Montmorency Studio ~ Gallery. I thought I’d do something special to commemorate the occasion. Something that’s never been … Continued
Be YOU
Something that always astonishes me is the disregard authors can have for copyright. Here’s the simple reality: you can’t just take things from elsewhere and use them. Why would you … Continued
The Publishing Process
Have you ever wondered about the work that goes into transforming a manuscript into a book once a publisher accepts it? It’s not as simple as the publisher saying, Hey, … Continued
The Fetishisation of the Printed Form
I watched a discussion at the Independent Publishing Conference where a panellist said he didn’t believe in the ‘fetishisation’ of the print book as a reason readers preferred it over … Continued
Justifying Structure
How are you going to tell your story? Most authors won’t even think about it. They’ll just sit down and write, and let their story take its own form. It … Continued
Inside Karma
Arriving Early Except for a gang of cockatoos screeching and catcalling from the treetops, I was alone. A mist had begun to settle, blurring the contours of the new growth … Continued